Dipper-tooth.



an W. MAsoN, Ja.

DPPEB TOOTH.

Hummm HLBD 001320, 1910,

mmm Jan. 17,1911.

mamans" eeexol To oil whom is' 'may sonoma:

l:Be it imown that. L VOLNEY W. Mzieom Jr., :i citizen of the United Statemen fi resident o New York, borough of ion, in *ehe county of New York and State o' New York, have mode and inven'ed oeijtain new anni useful moroveii"n," .iii Dipper-Teeth. of which the oiiov: u is specification.

'iiy invention pelotes to eeh use with the clippers of dippei tyoe excavatiixgor dredging machines eiipeoie of use Wizh clam sheii or oihei: of buckets used in ezimveing and 11m-- chimes, or ivih baskets use in moo-hinee for seoopingup and Monopol-ting ioose izmeiials goneieiiv omi iiie object thereof is 'foo provide 'L'he r'boofn with dezioimbie 'point Whioh may be readily and oom/'enn ientiy removed emi ifepifioed another when it becomes vrom out omi which point will be move Securely iieici in oosiioo en@ wiiioe better efiapied io withstood tie simios met ivih in use than has usueiy been die oase with emohoiiie points for ippe ith.

With the above menioneoi objects my invention consists in the pei' ooh iiiiisixaed in the accompanying drew ing, desei'iixzfi in the foilowiiig .fsoeoiiioa- View tion, and poi'tiouim-iy Claimed in the danses of the conoiuing claim.

he. the offiwmg; Figure l is a view Show mg; a section of my lmpi'oved dippei* tooah upon cena-2.1 piene, exrendmg ioiiggfituuia nelly thereof; Fig. 2 is View Showing she tooth pian; 3 is :i view showing' the end portion of the tooth in. side eleve i'zion; Fig. is fi View showing e section Teken upon ai transverse piane indicatori by the ine 'ee-4c., Fig. l Fig. 5 is o. similar view upon si piane indicated by the ine 5-5, Fig. 1; Fig. G is e i'aohziiie point of my improved tooth in perspective; Fig. 7 1s o View Showing he io1'' Ward poftlon only, in porepeoivo., of th base portion of my improved tooffh,l and; Fig. 8 is :i fragmentary view iiiustiating n detaii of construction.:

Referring to the drawing 8 iepresonte si .portion of'the W211i of a. flipper equipped with my improved dipper tooth; and 9 is the bese portion of my improved tooth, the same being permaixeiitiy secured to the dipper as by means oboits or rivets 1Q.

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in'iprovec filip 1 view'showing the den li is 'ehe .deiioohzioie pointeseotion 'of my lmpi'ove dipper tooth, the seme 'being se- @weedl to the base portloii 9 and need until iii-ormoni. ''.viiei'eupon it irepiac by e new 1 doieohebe. poi i...

"like @nel L e poiioii i? So wiiioii demon-1.2.5,@omis oeoioii il is seooi'ezi joinvidei Wiii'i e so; whereby the exemig of 'die is iiivided emi tivo lugo l2 aie Secured amd zhe detacimibie point section is f oii'io with ojo-pei and. lower portions i3, 1+i: Wiiivo efieiid along the upper 'und Elow-ei' ie '.i'oi'waici emi of 'the bose portion shown in wherein the base ,pori-ion is ehm-vii unsheded and the detachable point Section shaded.

""fhe etooimbie i'ioinseoton ie pi'ovideo; '-.viih e. web ai; l5 eonneotiiig die upper and lower poi-Lions of the de'woiiaoie' poiii; the widh or thickness of which web is such ziint iiy vvii fit oioeeiy in ie slot between the ings iik-l2, whereby the poim; Sirengiir ei'ieii near emi. omi the oppe and iowa? extending poifions, 13@ of he point pro vened. from spreading, and whereby ois/o 'ionsveiae movement of thepoinii is gorevened by iie lugs l2 in ongagemen loe of voe web.; Thrust of the poiiii in :i direction :iiong the base poiiioii Si teken up by 'the ends of the ings i2 .vhioi correspond in form, Wiah the eprice inciuded Leweenheupper and iovger portions of the removable point, this foioe being o forse ooi.- iig iongitudinaily of tile ioge, while xvi'iich temi to move poin o. iieiisveoe (iieotioi ood io einemthe logs are transmied to theme through ibevveo The movebie point me drown ovfoid one another and ageiiis; the bese memoer 9 oy ineens of a boit or equivoien securing means lo ets popery gueied agoiiist, Wiil einem:l the boli;

@Messes in a comparatively short time. norder, thereforeto guard against this shearing notion l provide the upper suriuce oi vthe end of the buse nieinber 9 with :i longitudinally Y extending reeess or keyvvay 17, end the iinder surface of the upperextension i3 or the point Witlrn projecting lug; or key 18 de signedto fit closely in and slide along seid slot as the rrnovable point is removed or replaced. The under side of the base member 1s also provided with a slot or recess at 19, end the rear end of the lower extending por tion 14 with a lug 20 adapted to tit to-` gether. These lugs 18 and 2O or either of them; in connection with the recess which they engage, will obviously prevent transf verse-or lateral movement ot the rear ends of the extending portions of the reniovabie point, and; es n eonsequenee, prevent 'the shearing notion upon the bolt above referred to.

The rear end of the lug or projection is preferabiy formed tapering as shown at 2]. Fig. 8, and stock is left in the buse ineinber. 9 immediately to thereur ot' the lug as shown at 22, whereby :is the detachable point l1 is placed upon the buse member and driven into its final posit-ion the roer end oi the upper extension i3 becomes wedged in position. The stock et. 22 takes up e eertuin part of the longitudinal thrust to which .along the upper end lmver tunes ot the outer end of Suid buse und huving also n web adapted to tit within the slot aforesaid; e

'boltextending through the rear ends of said extending portion zuid said buse; u lreywuy formed in the upper face ot' .id buse beneath the upper of said extending members; nndin key upon the under side of the upper of seid extending members, seid key being of less width thun seid extending niernbei' und noupted to t within the keyivuy .aferL Suid when the point is in pince 2. In e dlpper tooth, a base adapted to l I l i l l i l i l l l i i I y l 1 l l be secured to e dipper und the forward end of. which .buse is slotted WherebjY two luge :ire foi-ined et its extremity; e deteohable point provided 'with portions extending uiting-the upper and lower fuses ot the outer end, of seid bese; and having also el web adapted to tit Within the siot aforesaid; n bolt extending through the rear ends oatI suid extending portions and said bese;e keywey formed in the upper fece of said bese; and o key upon the under side of the upper of said. extending,` members 'and adopted to .fit Within ythe lreywuy aforesaid when .the point is in pluee; the reer portion of said key und e corresponding portion of seid leywey having tapering side waits.

in u dipper tooth, e buse adapted to be secured to ev clipper sind the forward end of which bese is slotted whereby LWo lugs are formed et its extremity; :i detachable point provided 'with portions extending along the upper und lower feces of the outer end of seid bese; and having also e web adapted-"to nt Within the Slot aforesaid; u bolt extending through the rear ends of seid. extending portion' and said bese.; e ing udjecent the reur end of one of Suid extending portions; und a .recess formed in seid oase und into which the lu` aforesaid enters when the point is in place.

4. lin u dipper tooth; e. base adapted to be secured to u dipper und the forward end oif which base is slotted whereby twoy ings are formed at its extremity; n detachable point provided with portions extending along;- the upper und iower faces of the outer end of said buse, und having also u web ednpied to tit within the slot aforesaid; :i bolt extending` through the rour ends oit said extending portion und suid buse; u lug udjacent the reur end of the upper and of the lower extending portion of said detachable point. und two reces. und into which said lugs enter when the point is in place,

Signed :it New York borough ot Munlinb tun in the county of New York und Stute of New YYork 'this 15th luy of @ctober A. D.

Nitnesses it. N. FiLiN'r; A. V. ik man' formed in said buse 

